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Jason Kidd’s most revealing phrase of the season so far

Coachspeak. The art of using vague platitudes to answer specific questions.

Some coaches are better at the parry and thrust of it but the goal is always the same. Run out the clock on journalists without creating controversy or breaking any news. Compliment your players, compliment the opposition, and mix in some Dad joke humor to keep things light. Talk a lot, say very little.

You are forgiven if you don’t watch Jason Kidd press conferences. If anything newsworthy comes out of these post-game or post-practice question-and-answer volleys, it gets plastered on every Mavs-centric outlet in minutes.